Western University announced today that Lynn Logan has been appointed Vice-President (Operations & Finance), effective June 22, 2017. Logan joined Western in 2006 and has served as the Associate Vice-President (Finance & Facilities) since 2013 and acting CFO,...
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Western neuroscientist’s book explores the borderlines of consciousness
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen’s work has transformed how medical teams, families and philosophers understand the spaces between life and death for people in a vegetative state. And now Owen is sharing his discoveries and insights more broadly in his book, Into...
Western opens innovative new home for Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Western has officially opened the doors on its new nursing building, a state-of-the-art facility that combines the best of academic learning and clinical education. The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences, is academic home to...
New home for the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing offers state-of-the-art education
Combining the best of academic learning and clinical education, the new building that houses the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing is unlike any other in Canada. It offers a suite of 16 beds where nursing students can build complex critical-thinking skills in a...
London leads provincial technology transfer and R&D partnership efforts in Asia
Financial ripples from a successful, London-led business development initiative in Asia may soon be felt across the province. In 2011, WORLDiscoveries Asia – a partnership among Western University, Robarts Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute –...
3D-printed prosthetics for Ugandans wins World’s Challenge Challenge
A team that has designed a mobile clinic to make 3D-printed prosthetics from recycled plastics has won the inaugural championship of the World’s Challenge Challenge, which took place this week at Western University in London, Canada. Ten student teams from six...
International teams compete for $45,000 to solve world problems
Some heavy-hitting global issues – from elephant-poaching to plastic pollution -- will take the spotlight when 10 student teams from six countries converge on Western University this week. The stakes are high for the students as they vie for a share of $45,000 in...
Western appoints Director of Sport and Recreation Services
Christine Stapleton, a proven leader in athletics at both the university and national sport level, was announced as Western University’s new Director of Sport and Recreation Services today. Stapleton comes to Western with more than 30 years of experience in university...
Make an impact (crater) during free “cool science” day at Western
Build a rocket, control a RoboRoach, pan for gold, see the Sun’s glowing hot gas and shoot gummy bears from a slingshot – all in one afternoon. Londoners can fill a free passport to discovery at Western University through Science Rendezvous, a national outreach event...
Western and Library and Archives Canada partner to preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
Western University and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced a partnership today that will see LAC working closely with researchers and students from Western’s Faculty of Media and Information Studies as well as Western Libraries, one of the largest research...
Three Western students name Martian craters
Not just anybody can name a crater. But if you are keenly interested in studying these planetary potholes, it’s easier than you might think, say three Western students who now have made their mark on the Mars map. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working...
Five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser joins See the Line this summer
Five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser is adding her voice to the conversation about concussion in sport as part of See the Line at Western University on August 16. Hosted by Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, See the Line is a...